US temp jobs rise by 10,500 but overall job growth ‘surprisingly weak’

Temporary help jobs rose by 10,500 in March from February, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year growth rate rose to 3.82% in March from 3.66% in February, marking the largest year-over-year growth rate since July 2015.

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GEE Group names board member as president

GEE Group Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB) named board member George Bajalia to the new role of president. Bajalia has served on GEE’s board since January 2015, and he will remain on the board although not as an independent director.

As president, Bajalia will report to Derek Dewan, chairman and CEO of the Naperville,...

Kforce chief talent officer steps down (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

The chief talent officer at professional staffing firm Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC), Peter Alonso, resigned after the company changed its severance policy for executive employment agreements, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. The executive, Alonso had worked at Kforce since 1985.

H-1B visa cap reached within first week

The cap for H-1B visas — used by highly skilled temporary foreign workers such as those in IT — was reached within a week for the fifth year in a row, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today.

While demand for H-1B visas remains, USCIS this week also announced extra scrutiny for staffing...

Lyft reportedly raises $500 million (VentureBeat)

Lyft has reportedly raised a new round of funding to support its on-demand ride hailing service, VentureBeat reported. It’s believed that investors have put $500 million more into the company’s coffers, probably invigorated by its recent market growth and Uber’s stumbles. Financial Times and...

Let’s chat (CWS 3.0)

The last year has seen the emergence of a number of intelligent assistants that automate the hiring process, such as the recruitment chatbot, John Nurthen writes in a CWS 3.0 article. The world is going through a new wave of automation where machine learning is being used to automate tasks. So, it was...

Temp hiring plans best in decade, CareerBuilder survey finds

The hiring outlook for the second quarter is the best in a decade, according to CareerBuilder’s second-quarter 2017 US job forecast released today. Temporary hiring is also expected to experience a double-digit boost year over year.

Nearly half of employers, 49%, plan to add temporary or contract workers...

People: Floyd Lee Locums, Advanced Group, Beacon Hill, Caldwell Partners

Matt Floyd is the founder and chairman and Natasha Lee is the CEO of Floyd Lee Locums, a new physician staffing firm based in Charleston, SC. The firm is an expansion of the locum tenens division formerly part of Trinity, which was acquired earlier this year by Travel Nurse across America. Floyd Lee...

Yoh names new president

Yoh is naming Executive VP Emmett McGrath to the role of president, effective April 10. Current President Anthony J. Bosco Jr. also today announced his retirement from Yoh and Yoh’s parent company, Day & Zimmermann. Bosco will continue in a part-time role as executive VP of Day & Zimmermann...

Resources Connection revenue falls 2% in fiscal Q3

Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) reported revenue fell 2.0% year over year, or 1.2% in constant currency, to $143.8 million in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 25.

Third-quarter US revenue fell 3.4% to $116.9 million, primarily impacted by declines in the financial services and energy sectors....